Monthly Archives: June 2016
How Many Politicians will it take to change the EU?
Now you are asking! Will the EU really change? Will the excessive levels of UK government ever become fit for purpose? The formula for the number of politicians currently required seems to be y(x + 1) when x is the … Continue reading
Philip Davies Quips at Prime Ministers Question Time
Like him and his politics or not you have to admire the MP for Shipley, Philip Davies. He regularly asks pertinent and punchy questions of our prime minister. Generally Philip uses a degree of humour and a pithy turn of … Continue reading
Sir Patrick Stewart
After waiting for God only knows how many decades (well 6.9 actually) the Mirfield lad made good with an OBE in 2001 and a Knighthood (KBE) in 2009. He was the Chancellor of the University of Huddersfield. ‘Sir Pat’ is … Continue reading
Big Daddy – Shirley Crabtree
With a name like Shirley Crabtree you were bound to learn to fight and so it must have been for young Shirley in Halifax in the 1930’s. Early stints as a miner and in the Coldstream Guards did not prepare … Continue reading
Yorkshiremen Climbing Everest
Heroic Barnsley Hero If you have spent grueling days climbing to the top of the world to reach your dream? If it has cost you a fortune in time, cash and goodwill from the family? If you are near the … Continue reading
Manor of Northstead – Resignation of MPs
Why isn’t the position of ‘Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead’ one of the busiest public offices in Yorkshire? Under the Act of Settlement a person who holds an office of profit under the Crown is disqualified … Continue reading